Apparatus for reseating valve-body seats



J. SALMINEN.

APPARATUS FOR RESEATING VALVE BODY SEATS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-2, 1919. 1,355,700.

Patented Oct. 12, 1920.

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UNITED STATES JOHN SALMINEN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

APPARATUS FOR RESEATING VALVE-BODY SEATS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1 2, 192,0.

Appiication med August 2, 1919. serial No'. 314,993.

To' all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that JOHN SALMINEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Re seating Valve-Body Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for seating valve body seats of gate valves; and has for an object to provide an apparatus of this kind adapted to reseat the valve body seats of valves from which the valve cap and stem have been removed but which are still connected to the pipe line.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an apparatus adapted to be easily mounted upon the flange of the valve barrel and to provide an apparatus of this kind in which the reseating tool ma`y be fed either automatically or by hand.

Other objects are to provide an apparatus of this kind which will be efficient and durable in operation, which may be economically manufactured, and which will not get out' of order; Y

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds; and while herein minutev details of theinvention are described, the invention is not limited to these, since many and various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming by wayof example one of many possibleembodiments of the invention- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my mproved apparatus shown applied to avalve barrel, the valve barrel and body-seat being.

shown in the vertical section;

Fig. 2 is a fragmental end elevation of the lower part ofthev apparatus;

Fig. 3 is a plan partly .in horizontal section taken on the'line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmental vertical sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of the lower end of the apparatus;

Figv 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of -F ig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a side elevation,`on a larger scale,

. of the upper end of the apparatus,V

My improved reseating vapparatus is shown as applied for reseating the valve body seat 10 of a gate valve, fromthe valve barrel 11 of which theV valve cap andv valve stem have been removed.

The apparatus is supported onan lshaped base 13 having supporting arms 14 resting upon and adapted to be clamped upon the flange 16-of the valve barrel. Said base is provided with a'vertical body portion 18 formed with a flat vertical slide-way 19 having an under-cut beveledrfixed guide 2O at one edge. At the other edge of the lslide-way there is provided an under-cut beveled adjusting gib 23Vheld in place by a headed bolt 24 engaging in said body p0rtion 18.

The operating mechanisms of the apparatus are mounted upon an adjustable support 25 comprising a vertical, beveled slide 26 held in said slideway by said guide 20 and .l

tical bores 30 and 35 is provided with aseries of vertical holes 43 (Fig. 6) in its upper end; and an upper driven bevel gear 45 is fixed on said sleeve abovev said upper bearing bore 30 and is engaged by a'driving gear 46 mounted' on a drive shaft 47 mounted in said upper horizontal bore 31, and connected to any suitable drive means or source of power not shown. .Y

A feed shaftv 50 is disposed in said sleeve 42 and projects at both ends of the sleeve, and is provided with a hand wheel 51 fixed on its upper end and resting on said sleeve.

Said wheel is provided with a handle 54 and with a small bore 55 adapted to register with any one of said holes 43. A locking pin 56 in said small bore 55 may rest in any Vone of said holes 43, whereby the sleeve 42 and feed shaft 50 may be locked together at will. A Y

A journal shaft 60 isrotatably mounted Vin said lower horizontal bearing .bore 36 and is held in place by a retaining plate 61 se-A cured to the outer end Vof the journal shaft with the inner end of saidV journal shaft is provided with peripheral bevel-gear teeth 65, a diametric feed-screw receiving bore 66,

a diametric under-cut guide-way 67 and an Velongated guide recess 68 in the bottomof said under-cut recess and communicating WithisaidY feed-screw receiving bore.V A feed Iscrew 70 is provided in said screw-receiving Y ing gib 77 in one side of said guide way prevents lateral 'playv of the toolv carrier.

A tool head 80.is for-med on the end of said tool carrier and is provided with a diagonal tool-seat opening/,[81 provided inone wall thereof with a longitudinal screw receiving recess 82. ln -said openingis dis-V posed a tool block 85 'providedI with interrupted thread'sr86 and with a'toolireceivin'g recess 87 receiving a tool 88 against a, shoulder 89 at 'the' rear of the recess: A clamping screw 92 in said head holds the tool in Y 'placeandpresses it against said block." An

adjusting screvv'94 in said screw-receiving recess 87 engages said threads 86'and serves Vfor adjusting the block whenV ther adj listing` Y screw isrotat'ed by a suitabletool, Said screw 94 is Yheld against longitudinal movement'by the heads 95 and 96, one, forii'n'- stance the head 96, is adapted to-receive a wrench-for adjusting the tool block. Y

A drive pinion 97 onV saidsleeve 42 en'AV gages the teeth of said supporting gear 64 and drives the supporting gear when the shaft' 47 is rotated. VA double idler gear 98 Vis rotatable onv said seatv 38 of the bearing bracketv 34 and engages said feed pinion 7l;

'Y and a feed drive gear 100 on said feed shaft i are locked 5()v engages said idler gear 98, thereby rotating the feed screw and feeding the tool carrier when thefeed shaft'50 is rotated. Y

The teeth ofsaid supporting gear 64, said drive pinion 97, said *feed'pinion-71, saidV idlergear 98, and said feed drive gear 100 have such ratios thatV the` feedV screwl willV feed out when said sleeveY 42 and feed shaft together, by the pinf 56, andY rotated. Y Y Y The operation of, the device will beV read? ily understood fromthe foregoing descrip- Y l,tion and need now be'V described only briefly as follows: f j The valve cap andistem being. removed,

the basel?) is placed Vupon'thevfiange ofthe valve barrel, andthe bolt 24 loosened sufli-AVN ciently to permit theV supporting member 25 to be adjusted until' the axis of the journal shaft 60 is placed in alinementwith the valve body seat after which the bolt 24 is tightened, to lock the member 25. The Vpin Y 56 is then :Withdrawn and the handle 54 revolved until the tool 88 is withdrawn to within 'the valve body seat, whereupon the apparatus ismovedtoward the valve seat to a position for taking a light cut from the seat. Y The-base 13 is then clamped in place by suitable clamps, and the shaft48 rotated andV the'tool revolved until it is seenthat the proper alinement has been made. Power is then applied-'and Vthe tool revolved and gradually fedoutward, thus taking a light cut from the seat.V Y

VThis outward feedingV maybe made 'by manual operation ofthe hand wheel 5l or it y maybe accomplished automatically merely byA loclingthe feed shaft and drive p sleeve together by means of the pin 56, the

Vdilfeienceii theratios ofthe several oper- Y ating gears causingV a gradual `feeding out of the tool carrier as the tated vforwardly.

Y Kftervthe first 60 is withdrawn and the 1 tool is'carried back to its initial position on thesupporting member'64 by manual operation of the wheel apparatus is yro- 51.V The screw 92 is then loosenedy andthe tool block fed outa small amount by Y manipulating Fthe f adjusting vscrewV 94; Y Another cut may then be taken from-the valve body seat, and thelop'eration repeatediuntil the desired reseating has been effected.

I claim: Y l Y l cut has been made'thepin 1 ln combination, a support;-`a. rotary. JY

sleevefmounted on saidf'support Vand proioo vided with aseries ofholesin''its outer end;

:means for rotating said sleeve; a-feed shaft in said sleeve ;V a handwheel-Yfixed on'said i feed shaft andrpro'vided with'a vsmall bore adapted to register with any one of Vsaid holes; `a locking pin rinsaid small bore and engaging in Vone Vof saidholes, a supporting gear mounted on said support; a feed'screwy disposed across said supporting gear; atool carrier disposed'a'cross said supporting gear and movable by `said screw gear means op' eratively connecting said supporting gear iio I and sleeve; and gear means operatively con-V Y Y nectingsaidV shaft and feed-screw.

2, In an apparatus "for reseating valveV body Vseats, the "combina'tionf'of aVV support adapted to be secured tothe flange-oravalvel Y barrel; al rotary sleeve Yvertically .mounted onsaidsuppoitl and provided with a seriesV Vcffvertical holes in its upper endl; anupper Vdriven bevel gearxedon the upper end of Vsaid sleeve; a drive shaft; an upper driving i Y Y i bc'velfgear on said drive Vshaftand engaging said driven gear; affeed shaft in said sleevef andfprojecting l.at both endsgga hand vwheel A fixed on the upperend ofsaijd-feed 'shaft' and resting on said sleeve and; provided fwith a handle and with a small boreadapted to register with any one of said holes; ay loclr-1V Y ingV pin in said small bore and. resting' .in one of Vsaid holes;V ai supporting gear.V

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Y mounted on said support; a feed shaft in mounted on said support; a feed screw disposed across said supporting gear; a tool carrier disposed across said supporting gear and movable by said screw; gear means operatively connecting said supporting gear and sleeve; and gear means operatively connecting said shaft and feed screw, and having such ratio that said feed screw is caused to feed when the sleeve and feed shaft are locked together and rotated.

3. In combination, a support; a rotary member mounted on said support; a rotary feed member on said support; means for locking said members together; a supporting member rotatably mounted on said support and operatively connected to said rotary member; a feed screw on said supporting member; a double idler gear rotatable on said support and operatively connected to said feed screw; and a feed drive gear on said feed member and engaging said idler gear.

4C. In combination, a support comprising a bearing bracket having aV horizontal bearing bore; a rotary sleeve mounted on said support; a feed shaft in said sleeve; means for locking said shaft and sleeve together; a journal shaft rotatably mounted in said horizontal bearing bore; a supporting gear on the inner end of said journal shaft and having a diametric feed-screwin said receiving bore and having a feed. pinion thereon; a tool carrier moved by said feed screw; a drive pinion yon said sleeve and engagingv the teeth of said supporting gear; an idler gear rotatable on said bracket and engaging said feed pinion; and a feed drive gear on said feed shaft and engaging .said idler gear; the teeth of said supporting gear; said drive pinion, said feed pinion, said idler; gear; and said feed drive gear having such ratio that the feed screw will feed when said sleeve and feed shaft are locked together and rotated. f

5. In an apparatus for reseating valve body seats, the combination of a support comprising a lower horizontal bearing bracket having a horizontal bearing bore, said horizontal bracket being provided with an external annular seat around its inner end and an annular recess around the outer end of its bearing bore; a rotary sleeve said sleeve; means for at will 'locking' said shaft and sleeve together;,a journal shaft rotatably mounted in -said horizontal bearing bore; a retaining plate Vsecured to the outer end of said journal shaft and received in said annularrecess; a supporting gear formed on and integral with the inner end of said Vjournal shaft and having a diametric feed-screw receiving boreV .and a guideway communicating with said bore; a feed screw in saidreceiving bore; a feed pinion on said screw; a tool carrier von said supporting gear and moved by said screw; a drive pinion on said sleeve and engaging the teeth of said supporting gear a double idler gear rotatable onsaid scat and engaging said feed pinion; and a feed drive gear on said feed shaft and engaging said idler gear; Vthe teeth of said supporting gear; said drive pinion, saidV feedl pinion, said idler gear, and said feed drive gear havin such ratio that the feed screw will feed w en'said sleeve and feed shaft are locked together and rotated.

6. In combination,` a support; a supporting member rotatably mounted on said support and provided with a transverse guideway; a transverse feed screw; a tool carrier fittingy in said guide lway and having thread segments engaging saidfeed screw; means for rotating the supporting member; and means for rotating the feed screw.

7. In combination, a support; a ySupporting member mounted on saidv support and provided with a diametric feed screw receiving bore, a diametric undercut guideway, and an elongated guide recess in the bottom of said under-cut recess and communicating withl said bore; a feed screw in said receiving bore; a tool carrier fitting in said under-cut guide way and provided with an elongated lateral extension disposed in said guide recess andliaving thread segments engaging said feed screw; means for driving the supporting member; and means .forrotating the feed screw. Y 8. In combination; a support; a rotary drive member and a' rotary feed member on said support; means for locking said members together; means for rotating said drive member; a supporting gear rotatably mounted on said support and provided with a diametric feed-screw receiving bore, a diametric under-cut guide-way, an elongated guide recess in the bottom ofr said underj said drive member and said supporting gear;

and gear means operatively connecting said feed pinion and said feed member.

9. In an apparatus for reseating .valve body seats, the combination of supports; a rotary sleeve` and a rotary feed shaft on said support; means for locking said sleeve and shaft together; means for rotating said sleeve; a supporting gear rotatably mounted on said support and provided with a diametric feed-screw receiving bore, a diametric under-cut guide-way, anv elongated guide recess in the bottom of said under-cutrecess and communicating with: saidVV bore, and a pinion. receiving recess; a feed screwin said receivingV bore ;.a driven feed pinion onsaid screw and disposed insaid recess; an idler gear on vsaid support and engaging said feed pinion; a tool carrier fitting in said under-cut guide'way vand'provided with an elongated lateral extension Vdisposed insaid guide recess and vhaving thread. segments engaging said feed screw; a drive pinion on said sleeve and'engaging the teeth of said supporting gear and a feed drive gear on said feed shaftA and engaging said idler gear andI operatively connected with 'said feed' pinion. v

10. In an apparatus for reseating the valve body seats of` a gate valve from the valve barrelof which the valve cap and valve stem have been removed', the combination of a base having Vsupporting parts adapted to be supported onthe barrel, and provided with abody portion formed with a. guide-way; a support slidable-on said guide way; a" rotary. member mounted on said support; and al tool-'operated by said rotary member and adapted to operate upon the valve body seat. Y Y

11, In an apparatus for reseating the valve body seats ofgate valves of valve barrels, 'the combination of a base having supporting Yarms resting upon andadapted to be clamped upon theV barrel flange, and

vprovided with fa' vertical Y body portion formed with a vertical -slide-way havingan underecut fixed guide at one edge; an under-l cutbeveled adjusting gib at the'oth'er edge of the slide way; a support'compiisinga ver-v tical slide in. said slide-way,- upper bea-ring Y brackets having respectively a vertical upper bearing bore;andlowern vertical and horizontal bearingbrackets having respectivelyV vertical and;V horizontal upper and lower bearing bores; a rotary sleeve in said. vertical bearing bores; `a rotary feed 'shaft in 4said sleeve; means for drivingv said sleeve; a sup` porting 1 gear having a journal shaft' in said lower horizontalbore ;.a feed screw disposed -diametrically of 1 said supporting gear; a tool' carrier disposed across saidsupporting' gearand movable by'said screw; gear meansoperatively connecting said1 supporting gear and sleeve; and gear meansoperatively connecting said shaft'and feed-screw.

VV12. In combinationofan H-shaped' base having supporting yarmsand provided withl al vertical'body'portion formed'with a vertical slide-Way; a .support comprising a yslide 'i in said vslide-Way, and` having respectively verticalY bearing bores, 'and a'lower liori f1 zontal bearing bore; arrotarysleeve in said vertical bearing bores ;a rotary'feed shaftV in said sleeve;"a journal shaft in saidllowerV horizontal bore; aY supporting gearv on said journal shaft; a feed screw'on said support` lng gear; aV tool carrierV Yon said supporting gear andmovab'le by said screw; means jop- 13. In an apparatus f for reseating the valve body Vseats of va gate valve still conbarrel of which the valve cap `and valve stem have been removed; -the combination of an H-shaped base having lsupporting arms resting uponY Vand adapted to be clamped upon the flange ofthe valve barrel, and provided with a vertical body portion formed With a flat vertical slide-way having an under-cut beveled fixed guide at one edge; an under-cut beveled'adjustingjgib at the other edge of the vslide way; a5 headed bolt holding said gib in place; a supportfcomlY .nected-to the pipe line, butv from the valve y prising a vertical, beveled vslide-in said slide-v fr Y way7 upperV bearingfbrackets having re Y spectivelyY vertical and horizontalY upper bearing bores, and lower vertical and horizontal' bearing brackets having respectively vertical and horizontal upper andV lower bearing bores; a rotary sleeve in said vertical bearing bores;ra Vrotary feed shaft iii' said sleeve; a drive shaft iii saidl upper Y V I' with 'said sleeve; a-supporting gear having Y Y horizontal bore and operatively connected a journal shaft'in said lower horizontal bore; arfeed screw disposed kdianietrically of said supporting gear;` a toolcarrier disY posed across Vsaid supporting'gear and mov'- able by said screw; gear means operatively and gear means operatively connecting said shaft and yfeedr'screw. Y. f 14. In combination, a tool carrier pro-j vided with a tool-seat opening provided Vconnecting saidvrsupporting gearV and sleeve;-rvr

screw. in said screw-receiving recessand Ven- Y gagin'g said threads.

1 5. Incombinatiomasupport; a 'support Y ing member mounted fon said' support; `means for driving said supporting member;VVV *Y a tool .carrier on said member and.V proj-1Q vided with a tool-'seat opening provided with a screw receiving recess; la' tool blocl;VV

in said'opening Vand provided withato'ol'f l' Y 12o threads; a tool in Ysaid recess; and an adi Y' receiving recess; andV with interrupted-1 justing screw in said screw-receivingfre'- cess and engaging said threadsf: f Y

" 16.Vv In Van Yapparatus for ;reseating'valve 112'5f body seats, the combination of 1a support;'

la supportingmember mounted Von saidsupl- Y n Y porti; means'for'rotatingrsaid member; 'a'ry Y Y Vtool carriervmovably disposed across. saldi] supportingfmember;fa tool headcarriedon said tool carrier 'and provided. with! a diag` Y onal tool-seat opening provided in one wall thereof with a longitudinal screw receiving recess; a tool block in said opening and provided with a tool-receiving recess, and with interrupted threads; a tool in said recess; a clamping screw in said head and pressing the tool against said block; and an adjusting-screw receiving recess and engaging said threads. V

17. In combination, an adjustable support adapted to be secured to the flange of a valve barrel; a rotary sleeve and a rotary feedl shaft on said support; means for adjustably locking said sleeve and shaft together; means for rotatingsaid sleeve; a supporting gear mounted on said support; a feed Screw disposed diametrically of said supporting gear; a tool carrier disposed diametrically across said supporting gear and movable by said screw; a tool head carried on the end of said tool carrier and provided with a diagonal tool-seat opening provided in one wall thereof with a longitudinal screw receiving recess; a tool block in said opening and provided with atool-receiving recess, and with interrupted threads; a tool in said recess; a clamping screw in said head and pressing the tool against said block; an adjusting screw in said screw-receiving recess and engaging said threads; gear means operatively connecting said supporting'gear and sleeve; and gear means operatively connecting said shaft and feed screw said means having such ratio that said feed screw is caused to feed when the lever and shaft are locked together and rotated forwardly.

JOHN SALMINEN.

Witnesses:

H. M. KILPATRICK, H. D. PENNEI. 

